Idol Chatter & Voice Views

Chance Pena from The Voice Season 9

Chance Pena, from Season 9, has a new four-song EP out called “Lovers to Strangers.” The first three tracks are new. The fourth is a song called “In My Room” that Chance released last year. You might say it’s caught on, to the tune of 123 million streams on Spotify. Chance has quietly built a substantial following since appearing on thee show at age 15 back in 2015. He has five other songs on Spotify with more than 10 million streams. But “In My Room” is his biggest success so far. He’s also been playing a series of shows in the U.K.

Hunter Plake from The Voice Season 12

Hunter Plake, Top 6 on Season 12, has a new song out called “Breathe.” After his successful run on The Voice, Hunter released music as Plake with his brother Dakota. In the summer of 2019, Hunter announced Dakota had decided to pursue other things. Hunter’s been releasing music on his own since. In fact, the new release follows a five-song EP called “Thunderbird 1” that dropped back in May.

Monique Benabou from The Voice Season 2

Monique Benabou from Season 2 has a catchy new song out called “Give Into Love” and she’s dedicating it to her parents. In fact, she released it on her parent’s 58th anniversary. Says Monique: “If you know me, you know it all comes down to love & family for your girl! I was blessed with the purest core of love from my mom and my dad, everything I do – every choice, every expression has been informed by their love and our lineage.” It’s follows “Mercy” and “Long Way Around” are Monique’s third single of 2023.